His housemaster, R. H. J. Brooke, whom Peel described as " extraordinarily eccentric " and " amazingly perceptive ", wrote on one of his school reports, " Perhaps it's possible that John can form some kind of nightmarish career out of his enthusiasm for unlistenable records and his delight in writing long and facetious essays.

Mrs. Holmes was described as devoted, witty, wise, tactful, and perceptive.

In 2010, the global trend spotting website Science of the Time described Simpson as ' the world's most perceptive writer about masculinity '.

He has been described by the Guardian as “ one of today ’ s most perceptive observers and historians of religion ”.

Jessica invariably proves more perceptive than the official investigators, who are almost always willing to arrest the most likely suspect.

" Mrs Pendarves was a very perceptive woman, " She judged everything and everybody for herself ; and, while ridiculing all empty-headed or vain insipidity, whether fashionable or eccentric, was always ready to applaud the unusual, if sincere and worthy.

Defenders of the series pointed out that the coaches were not always passive, and that Annie and Clarabel would often prove to be far more perceptive and sensible than Thomas.

His papers and comments were always informed, perceptive, wise, creative and deeply dedicated to the public and common interest.

Though she is dubbed " The Ice Queen " by classmates for her cold, yet awe-inspiring, unreachable, persona at school, the words: perceptive, resourceful, haughty, gentle, spiteful, and rash when flustered are but a small collection to describe her when her identity as a magus is revealed.

As the generations progress, Blackadder becomes increasingly clever and perceptive, while his social status steadily erodes ; however, each Blackadder remains a cynical, cowardly opportunist, maintaining and increasing his own status and fortunes, regardless of his surroundings.

This perceptive experience is itself the flow of the moving atoms ; and like the changeable and unchangeable forms, the form from which the flow traverses is shed and shattered into even smaller atoms, atoms of which still represent the original form, but they are slightly disconnected and of diverse magnitudes.

The poor, crazy lady in the hair-dresser's is a schematic and surely rather portentous case in point ; so is the Zoo, and Harrods, Jo's gloomy hats, and that windmill love nest, and the tiresome ambiguity of that psychiatrist off to Tenerife ( is he perceptive, or unsympathetic, a good doctor or just a fashionable one ?).

The perceptive Mr. Gao sees more than he is letting on ; he secretly tells Simon that he knows about their relationship, and, appreciating the considerable sacrifices he made for his biological son, takes Simon as his son as well.

She thought that Manson could " see right through her " and that he was perceptive of her issues with her stepfather and her feelings of being " disposable " to the people in her life and to the world in general, as recorded in her trial testimony ;

To assess a situation, one should put out exploratory feelers and initially adopt a perceptive rather than judgmental attitude ; conflict resolution skills can be helpful.

* Seer: A freak of Hork-Bajir nature ; a seer is an unusually intelligent and perceptive member of the species.

Henry unnaturally uses these abilities to help him in a casino ; however, when he arrives, he discovers that months of disciplined training have altered his personality, making him more perceptive to the greed of those around him.

* 2010: Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post, " for her perceptive, often witty columns on an array of political and moral issues.

The more perceptive and insightful of the couple, Carrie often pushes Doug to make more of himself and improve his morals but can be just as unscrupulous as he.

He was driven, intelligent and capable, usually generous in spirit, often farsighted, and perceptive.

And he did something which I appreciated greatly: he left me alone to do my own research but I could come to him at any time and get his advice. This advice, Wild acknowledged, " was often very perceptive, very good ".

In many ways Vir emerges as Londo's conscience throughout the series, and Vir is often far more wise and perceptive than Londo and the other Centauri.

This motivated Muschamp to engage in boisterous conversations outside the home in later years, particularly in the company of such up-and-coming architects as Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Bernard Tschumi and Tod Williams, which formed the basis for his perceptive and often vehement architectural commentary and criticism.

He teaches her to be perceptive, graceful, and fearless, often telling Arya " fear cuts deeper than swords.

He lets them speak in their own voices, often adding his own perceptive comments.

He is a perceptive person who cares for his friends Takemoto and Mayama but often expressing himself tactlessly, and who is not generous with his money and food.

The language and concepts of the answers are often abstruse and esoteric, but one may get from them glimpses that are rational and perceptive.

Though at times done in by his own despotic tendencies, Justinian was a talented and perceptive ruler who succeeded in improving the standing of the Byzantine Empire.

When Toscanini gave the American premiere of Shostakovich's Seventh (" Leningrad ") Symphony in 1942 in which the maestro heard the " suffering of the Russian people " at the hands of the German invaders, Haggin, his greatest and most perceptive admirer, dissented, declaring it " an inflated monstrosity of straining, portentous banality.

Opera, Lieder and oratorio in German, Italian or English came alike to him, yet he brought to each a precision and individuality that bespoke his perceptive insights into the idiom at hand.

" In a perceptive critique, William J. Hamblin, a colleague of Nibley's at BYU, remarked that " Nibley's methodology consists more of comparative literature than history.

* Ruth May Price ( 5 at the start of the novel ) – the youngest Price girl, she is playful, independent, adventurous, perceptive and inquisitive.

In the UK, Radio Times awarded the film four out of a possible five stars and commented, " This simple story is rich with precise observation and it tugs at the heartstrings without being maudlin or manipulative ... With its sincere and perceptive script, the beautifully shot film vividly captures the raw emotions of its complex characters ...

In his review of this book, Dwight Garner ( critic ) at the New York Times called it a " perceptive and soulful – if at times academic – meditation on the global war on terror and its cultural and human repercussions.

In addition to his writing, Fingleton was a witty, perceptive and occasionally sardonic commentator for the BBC and at various times a contributor to The Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, and various newspapers in Australia, South Africa and elsewhere.

Bearing in mind George Bernard Shaw's perceptive observations upon Liszt's musical interpretation of the morality of the Don in the Don Giovanni Fantasy, it might be similarly if cautiously suggested that the combination and disposition of the themes in the minuet scene in the present work Fantasy also adumbrate a moral fable: that the flirtatiousness of Cherubino which may seem harmless enough at the beginning could be leading to the unforgivable behaviour of a Don Giovanni, unless good common sense ( See Figaro: " Non più andrai ...") hinders him from doing so.

He was also known for asking perceptive questions, even of his colleagues at the news desk.

The essential basis he finds in the real consciousness, of self as an active striving power, and the stages of its development, corresponding to what one may call the relative importance of the external conditions and the reflective clearness of self-consciousness he designates as the affective, the perceptive and the reflective.

The perceptive and well-written Salisbury articles made a valuable contribution to American understanding of what is going on inside Russia.

He also describes himself as " not very good in thinking around corners ", meaning he has a very practical character, never really seeking other meanings or intentions behind what he sees, although he is very perceptive and intelligent.

Mr. Sive went on to become a leader of the environmental law movement, annual Chair of the annual ALI / ABA Conference on Environmental Law in Washington, D. C., and a perceptive analyst and scholar.